About Me.

I live in the beautiful but rugged Blue Mountains World Heritage area near Sydney in Australia. I enjoy hiking & exploring Mother Nature here. I've been a pretty keen photographer for the last 30yrs. I'm also a pretty keen traveller & enjoy long overseas trips to taste different cultures. I've visited India, Nepal, Thailand & Bali. But there's a whole lot more I want to see. I've got a passion for music & like to get out regularly to see live concerts. Other interests include movies, reading, art, festivals exhibitions, tennis, good food & coffee. Oh & my Mac. :)

I've read that good photographers are supposed to focus on a particular style & hone their technique to master it. Well, I guess that makes me a pretty crap photographer as I really enjoy a broad range of photography!!

What I like to shoot:

Landscapes (especially waterfalls & sunsets).

Macro (the miniature world incl. flowers & abstracts).

Architecture (developed this passion in recent years).

Gigs & Festivals (love music)

Events (Vivid, Sculptures, Winter Magicfest, Ironfest)

Portraits (people - both posed & candid/street)

Nightscapes (its a different world after dark)

Light Painting (creative fun with torches)

Urban Exploration (abandoned buildings & ruins)

Historical Sites (especially in the Blue Mtns where I live)

What I want to explore more in my photography:

Black & White (the world in mono)

Long Exposures

Panos (got the 'bug' recently)

Wildlife (when I get a big lens)

Motorsport (ditto)

Whats in my camera bag:

Nikon D750 DSLR

Nikon D700 DSLR

Nikon D7000 DSLR / Nikon 18-105mm f3.5-5.6 lens (converting to B&W Infra-Red)

Nikon 85mm f1.8G

Tokina 100mm f2.8 macro

Sigma Art 35mm f1.4

Samyang 24mm f3.5 tilt-shift

Samyang 14mm f2.8

Tamron SP 70-200mm f2.8

Tamron SP 24-70mm f2.8

Yongnuo YN568EX flash

Yongnuo RF-603N Wireless Triggers

Nikon SB-28 Flash

Sirui N2204 carbon-fibre tripod

Sirui K-30X ball head

Manfrotto 190 Pro tripod

Manfrotto 808RC4 3-way head

Fotomate Pano Tripod Head

SunwayFoto Pano Head

Sony RX100 Series 1 compact camera

iPhone 6S

Filters

Formatt-Hitech Firecrest 16 stop ND filter

Formatt-Hitech Firecrest 6 stop ND filter

Formatt-Hitech 3 stop Graduated ND filter (soft)

Formatt Hitech 3 stop Reverse Grad filter

NiSi V5 filter holder

NiSi 86cm circular polariser

Hoya ND400X 10 stop filter (black glass)

Ice 10 stop ND filter

Haida 10 stop ND filter

Hoya/Kenko Circular Polariser filter

Camera Bags

F-Stop Loka backpack

Crumpler Seven Million Dollar Home courier bag

LowePro Vertex 200AW

Tamrac Velocity sling bag

LowePro Orion AW backpack

LowePro Topload Zoom AW

Computer/Software

iMac 27inch

Epson V700 Scanner

Wacom Intuos Pro Medium

Samsung Xpress Mono Laser Printer

Lacie Quadra External HD (several)

Harman Kardon Soundsticks II

Grado SR80 Headphones

FiiO E10 Olympus USB DAC Headphone Amp

Adobe Photoshop CC

Adobe Lightroom CC

LR/Enfuse

Nik Software

PTGui Pro

Accessories:

Vello Shutterboss remote control

Black Rapid RS Sport camera strap

TriggerTrap remote control

Joopic CamBuddy Pro trigger

Macro accessories

Extension tubes

Reverse macro adaptor

Raynox DCR-250 close-up lens

Gary Fong Puffer diffuser (for pop-up flash on D7000)

GorillaPod

Lighting

Yongnuo YN300 Air video light

BrinkMann Spotlight

LED Lenser P7 torch (light painting)

Mag-Lite 3C torch

Streamlight Stylus Pro

Lee Coloured Gels (for flash & torch)